President Trump Fires James Comey

I forgot to add, When J. Edgar Hoover became the FBI director, he change the FBI with his hidden agenda and that was to keep taps on all the snakes
politicians in Washington, but sadly dirty money has gotten his way within that agency and favors has been allowed to be bought and sold.

Can you point out where Comey says anything? Your articles only show unnamed sources.

Deepthroat was an unnamed source that led to Nixon's impeachment and resignation.
He was later revealed to be the Dep. Director of the FBI.

We have Trump's statements and we have unnamed sources..

Trump has also alluded to recordings of conversations in bizarre threatening tweets aimed at the Former Director of the FBI.

It is not the first time someone has said that the Trump WH is recording conversations unbeknownst to visitors. A confrontation with a reporter and
Trump advisor Omarosa resulted in shared, albeit edited, recordings with other journalists. In DC I believe the law requires only one party consent to
a recording.

It would be prudent for the Senate Intelligence Committee to first ask and then issue a subpoena for all potential WH recordings regarding discussions
Trump might have had with the Director of the FBI and DOJ that involved the Russia investigation.

That too would not be unprecedented.

It could clear up a lot of unknowns and validate Trump's claims..

Look at the nonsense that was being pushed here all day yesterday. An anonymous source told some gullible Trump hating "journalist" that the Deputy AG
threatened to resign over the Comey firing and they didn't bother checking with the DOJ, or asking the Deputy AG himself, they just ran with
it.

The conservative WSJ and the Hill continue to report a version of this now.

That Rosenstein asked McCabe to clear up the facts about his letter being the impetus for the firing and said something to the effect that he did not
"intend to work in an environment where the facts were not accurately reported"

Whether that constitutes a threat to resign or not..who knows..

Either way Rosenstein will testify to congress next week and perhaps we will get clarity then.

Of course all of this would be much easier if any sane person was able to trust what the WH says..but left, right, in the middle...everyone
understands that lying and breathing are done with the same ease by this administration.

Can you point out where Comey says anything? Your articles only show unnamed sources.

Deepthroat was an unnamed source that led to Nixon's impeachment and resignation.
He was later revealed to be the Dep. Director of the FBI.

We have Trump's statements and we have unnamed sources..

Trump has also alluded to recordings of conversations in bizarre threatening tweets aimed at the Former Director of the FBI.

It is not the first time someone has said that the Trump WH is recording conversations unbeknownst to visitors. A confrontation with a reporter and
Trump advisor Omarosa resulted in shared, albeit edited, recordings with other journalists. In DC I believe the law requires only one party consent to
a recording.

It would be prudent for the Senate Intelligence Committee to first ask and then issue a subpoena for all potential WH recordings regarding discussions
Trump might have had with the Director of the FBI and DOJ that involved the Russia investigation.

That too would not be unprecedented.

It could clear up a lot of unknowns and validate Trump's claims..

Look at the nonsense that was being pushed here all day yesterday. An anonymous source told some gullible Trump hating "journalist" that the Deputy AG
threatened to resign over the Comey firing and they didn't bother checking with the DOJ, or asking the Deputy AG himself, they just ran with
it.

The conservative WSJ and the Hill continue to report a version of this now.

That Rosenstein asked McCabe to clear up the facts about his letter being the impetus for the firing and said something to the effect that he did not
"intend to work in an environment where the facts were not accurately reported"

Whether that constitutes a threat to resign or not..who knows..

Either way Rosenstein will testify to congress next week and perhaps we will get clarity then.

Of course all of this would be much easier if any sane person was able to trust what the WH says..but left, right, in the middle...everyone
understands that lying and breathing are done with the same ease by this administration.

Look on the last page. I already addressed that. The WSJ article says an anonymous source said Rosenstein said that. It then says when asked for
comment the DOJ spokesperson, who was actually NAMED, denied it.

It then says when asked for comment the DOJ spokesperson, who was actually NAMED, denied it.

I remain baffled why you continue to cite Trump Administration spokespeople as if they are the final arbiter of truth when the past 100 days have
repeatedly shown them to be (intentionally or unintentionally) the least factual/accurate/honest spokespeople in history..."Alternative facts" and
all..

The past 48 hours alone plainly demonstrated the President himself in interviews debunking Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee, and VP Pence's accounting and
rationale for Comey's firing.

It then says when asked for comment the DOJ spokesperson, who was actually NAMED, denied it.

I remain baffled why you continue to cite Trump Administration spokespeople as if they are the final arbiter of truth when the past 100 days have
repeatedly shown them to be (intentionally or unintentionally) the least factual/accurate/honest spokespeople in history..."Alternative facts" and
all..

The past 48 hours alone plainly demonstrated the President himself in interviews debunking Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee, and VP Pence's accounting and
rationale for Comey's firing.

The Deputy AG is greatly respected by both sides. He was recently confirmed 94-6 in the Senate, meaning nearly every Democrat voted for him. If you're
going to question his integrity, you should have something more concrete than one anonymous source who has since been refuted by the DOJ spokesperson
and by Rosenstein himself. You were wrong. You thought this poorly sourced rumor was true, and you were wrong, and you're not adult enough to admit it
so you're twisting yourself into a pretzel trying to justify it and keep making yourself look more and more like a fool. You were wrong and the more
you insist this happened the bigger partisan liar you appear to be. There's thousands of people in the Trump administration. Pretending every one of
them is untrustworthy is dishonest and just proves how low you are. You're as bad as silly. I encourage you to seek professional help. It's unhealthy
to be this dedicated to a proven false story.

originally posted by: Indigo5
Fair enough. Not to be too pointed, but do you trust your reason supersedes political leanings and worldview sufficiently where you apply that
standard in a non-partisan way?

Partisanship is slavery. I'm not immune to it, but I do avoid it as best I can. There will never be a place for me in the political cartels known as
the Democrats or Republicans. Both are hopelessly corrupt.

Likewise, commercial media is, by nature, hopelessly corrupt, and I am not naive enough to think it will ever be otherwise. I nonetheless reserve the
right to call it what it is, regardless of how impotent my protestations may be.

There are no saints, only sinners.

Anyone speaking anonymously in Washington is doing so in pursuit of an agenda. The motives may be honorable, but the means is not. It is impossible to
play Machiavelli without dancing with the devil.

So it was with Deep Throat, and so it will always be. Good can come of it, but so can evil, and usually more of the latter than the former.

Every anonymous source perpetuates the opioid-like dependence of the press and the public on gossip, and in the absence of accountability, corruption
reigns supreme.

What that sounds like is that he is taunting Comey, we all know the nature of Trump, I felt very confident on my assumption of Comey as the
unmasker, after Clapper came out of the hearing telling that he knew who the unmasker was and that he may knew who leaked information.

Then Comey got fired.

Makes more sense now... The NYT article had come out and he'd obviously read it. It is mocking the 'leak'.

originally posted by: Majic Collusion, propagandizing and rumor-mongering have no place in ethical journalism.

And they know it.

Agreed, wholeheartedly.

Nor, in the White House....and they DON'T, but should know it.

Collusion, propagandizing and rumor-mongering have been a staple in the political diet for thousands of years. That won't change. It does not give
the media a free pass to disgrace their profession on a daily basis.

originally posted by: Majic Collusion, propagandizing and rumor-mongering have no place in ethical journalism.

And they know it.

Agreed, wholeheartedly.

Nor, in the White House....and they DON'T, but should know it.

Collusion, propagandizing and rumor-mongering have been a staple in the political diet for thousands of years. That won't change. It does not give
the media a free pass to disgrace their profession on a daily basis.

There was just some Dem talking head on Fox repeating the lie that the FBI asked for more funding for the Russia investigation just before Comey fired
him. Shows how damaging the inaccurate reporting and lack of basic research by the media can be. 3 days later, even after the acting-Director
testified to Congress that wasn't true, you still have liberal talking heads pushing a false narrative on live TV. Luckily the Fox host corrected her.

The FBI requested more funds, but it was not for the Russia investigation. The acting-Director testified they have all the funds and resources they
need for the Russia investigation.

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